People v. Cummings
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict convicting him of burglary in the second degree (Penal Law § 140.25 [2]). We conclude that, despite deficiencies in the performance of defense counsel, defendant was not deprived of a fair trial by less than meaningful representation (see, People v Hobot, 84 NY2d 1021, 1022). Defendant’s contentions with respect to evidence of a subsequent unrelated home robbery committed by several prosecution witnesses and comments made by the prosecutor on summation are not preserved for our review…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. HobotNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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